hijackware

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noun

Malicious software that commandeers other software, especially a web browser, so as to affect its behaviour.

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Meanings

nounhijackware (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingMalicious software that commandeers other software, especially a web browser, so as to affect its behaviour.

Origin

From hijack + -ware.

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APA

hijackware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijackware

MLA

“hijackware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijackware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hijackware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijackware.

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